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University Choirs Fall Concert

October 6, 2015


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MACOMB, IL - The Western Illinois University Choirs will perform "Shakespeare and Shearing/ Earth, Moon, Stars," during a fall concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.

Admission is open free to the public.

The event schedule includes:

I. Shakespeare and Shearing

Music to Hear for choir, string bass and piano - George Shearing
•Music to Hear
•Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?
•Is It For Fear to Wet a Widow's Eye
•Sigh No More, Ladies, Sigh No More
•Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
•The Madrigal Singers
•Dr. James Stegall, conductor
•Dr. Minjung Seo, piano
•Aaron Krings, string bass

II. Earth, Moon, Stars

• The Heavens are Telling from "The Creation" - Franz Joseph Haydn
•Loosin Yelav - arr. Paul Carey
•Sure on this Shining Night - Samuel Barber
•Follow the Drinkin' Gourd - arr. J. David Moore

Concert Choir
•Mr. Jonathan Saeger, conductor
•Hyun-Jin Jang, pianist

III. Earth, Moon, Stars, continued

•Abendlied, Op. 69, No. 3 - Josef Rheinberger
•Three Nocturnes Daniel Elder
•Ballade to the Moon
•Star Sonnet
•Lullaby

The Heart's Reflection Daniel Elder
•Sure on the Shining Night - Morten Lauridsen
•Heartland - Gary Fry

The University Singers
Professor James Stegall, conductor
Diane Lee, piano

For more information, visit wiu.edu/cofac/choirs or contact choirs@wiu.edu.

Posted By: Caitlin Meyers (WIUNews@wiu.edu)
Office of University Communications & Marketing